$991K in expenses

Careerworks offers two free industry-specific programs so participants have the skills to succeed and direct access to employers who are hiring. Careerworks partners with experienced workforce development and nonprofit organizations around the country to operate its programs. Careerworks provides curricula, learning management software, support, and a launch grant. Careerworks leverages their community roots to recruit and support participants and connect them directly to employers. Careerworks partners with employers to ensure program participation is always free, and to hire program graduates (75% placement rate).careerworks' model is effective, efficient, and can scale rapidly:careerworks partners with local organizations (training partners) in each market to operate its programs and support recruiting, coaching, local fundraising, and employer connections in the communities in which they are based, all with financial support from careerworks.careerworks currently offers two industry-specific career-readiness programs (banking and non-clinical healthcare), and one industry agnostic job readiness program. These programs support young adults from historically under resourced communities to gain skills, resources, and access to entry-level jobs with career-growth potential they need to achieve economic stability for themselves and their families. These programs are always free for all participants. Careerworks provides its proprietary industry-specific curricula, online learning platform, instruction staff training, and ongoing support to training partners who operate its programs, at no cost. With the training partners, careerworks engages employers in every step of the process, from building curricula to mentorship to skills development to a personalized job fair following graduation from careerworks medical and bankworks. Careerworks knows these personal introductions and the demonstrated success of the programs mean employers are confident hiring graduates. Careerworks works directly with employers, who offer both philanthropic support and commitments to interview and hire program graduates.